Pregnant Angelina Jolie’s bizarre candlelit diet is worrying her lover Brad Pitt. Angelina, who is believed to be expecting twins with Brad, has reportedly sparked health concerns after embarking on a low-fat organic diet and refusing to eat in well-lit rooms.

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Plagued by acne? Then you’ve probably wondered whether eating junk food gives you spots. Until now, the accepted thinking was that this was a myth, the sort of wishy-washy warning that a mother might resort to in an attempt to encourage her teenage children to eat more healthily. Before you grab a bag of crisps, however, it is worth noting the results of a study published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Renée Zellweger claims her stressful life keeps her thin. The super-slim star - who had to pile on the pounds for the hit ‘Bridget Jones’ movies - likes to hit it hard in the gym to forget about her worries and upcoming roles. Renée told BANG Showbiz:

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Certain fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk of cancer and may even help stop cancer in its tracks, according to new research. While there’s not really an “anticancer diet,” eating plenty of certain fruits and vegetables can help reduce your risk of getting cancer, researchers reported today at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in Philadelphia.

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According to experts, the walkstations, which resemble treadmills with computers attached, represent a bold new step by the medical community in an effort to fight the rising obesity epidemic.

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Don’t we all wish we could find some foods that would make us smarter? Unfortunately, we’re not there yet, but there are some things we are learning about the food/brain connection.

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People in their 20s and 30s face shorter lives because of poor diets, experts said. And today’s children could have even shorter life spans. Prof Jay Olshansky, of the International Research Centre for Healthy Ageing and Longevity, forecast that within 50 years the life span in Western countries could drop by up to five years.

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First, Spain’s Fashion Week banned models’ sized zero to two from walking the runway during the shows. Next, the editor in chief of Cosmopolitan declared a ban on models smaller than size 8 and then Vogue Magazine embraced a plus-sized figure, Jennifer Hudson, by featuring her on the cover. In the past year, the fashion industry has come under increased scrutiny for fostering unrealistic images of beauty, and it’s evident that the stage is set for a major shift in cultural perceptions of how society views size and weight,

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For the first time, makers of dietary supplements, including vitamins and herbal pills, will be required to test their products, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, which passed in 1994, supplement makers were told they must be able to substantiate the safety of their ingredients.

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Italian scientists are testing a new diet pill that turns into a clear, gelatinous blob the size of a tennis ball that may help shrink waistlines by giving dieters a sense of satiety.

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